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[TR] Little Cottonwood Canyon, Utah - Great White Icicle 1/24/2008


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Trip: Little Cottonwood Canyon, Utah - Great White Icicle

 

Date: 1/24/2008

 

Trip Report:

Got the chance to climb another classic in Utah

 

Great White Icicle

Approach: Head up Little Cottonwood Canyon

Park about two miles up the canyon at the power plant on the south/right side of the road. Cross the foot bridge over the river follow the well beaten path, hike in is about 30 minutes or less.

 

Guide book Stats: 650' WI3 amount of pitches vary

I have read anywhere from 3-5 pitches. We did it in 3 pitches including some simul-climbing.

 

Conditions on day of climb: Temps in the mid 20's. Ice was thin on the first pitch. We Soloed the first 3 pitches ranging from WI 3 to Steep Snow, Simul-climbing on a 70 meter rope. Top Pitches took long screws.

 

Descent: walk off to the right Decend steep gully, great views at the top

 

Some Pics Below

Top 2 pitches visible from Trail Head:

The_Great_White_Icicle_Upper_2_pitches_visible_from_near_the_trail_head.JPG

 

5:30am Headlamp start, 1st pitch

Great_White_Icicle_Andy_Heading_up_1st_pitch_with_Head_Lamp_530_am.JPG

 

Cool Views of SLC lights and Canyon as the sky started to lighten up, top of 3rd pitch

Great_White_Icicle_Dallen_Ward_arrives_at_the_belay_station_off_the_3rd_pitch_P.JPG

 

4th pitch:

Great_White_Icicle_Andy_heading_up_3rd_pitch.JPG

 

5th pitch:

 

Great_White_Icicle_Dallen_on_4th_pitch.JPG

 

Looking down from the top of the 4th:

 

Great_White_Icicle_Looking_down_from_top_of_3rd_pitch.JPG

 

 

if interested Other Pics of the climb are here

http://picasaweb.google.com/Iceclimber39/TheGreatWhiteIcicleLittleCottonwoodCanyonUtah

 

Climb Safe

Andy

 

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